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Puan, the world’s oldest Sumatran orangutan, dies at 62

Puan, the world’s...
What makes neighborhood-level climate action work?

What makes neighborhood-level climate action work?

Neighborhoods are at the core of climate action, and researchers are taking a closer look at what makes their work successful. Neighborhood-level action on climate...
Switzerland set to burn more trees to reach its climate and energy goals (commentary)

Switzerland set to burn more trees to reach its climate and...

Switzerland has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with forest-derived biomass slated to play a growing role in the country’s energy mix, following...
Bolsonaro trails in polls, but his base in Congress looks likely to persist

Bolsonaro trails in polls, but his base in Congress looks likely...

With Brazil’s presidential election scheduled for Oct. 2, environmental activists have expressed hope that a turning point in favor of nature could be just...
Europe moves to protect deep-sea sites in Atlantic from bottom fishing

Europe moves to protect deep-sea sites in Atlantic from bottom fishing

The European Commission recently announced that it will protect 16,000 square kilometers (6,200 square miles) of the deep sea — known as “vulnerable marine...
In Brazil’s Ribeira Valley, traditional communities combine farming and conservation

In Brazil’s Ribeira Valley, traditional communities combine farming and conservation

The Traditional Quilombola Agricultural System (TQAS) of the Ribeira Valley was declared part of Brazil’s intangible cultural heritage in 2018.The slash-and-burn farming system practiced...
Conservatives tighten grip on Brazil Congress, hampering environmental agenda

Conservatives tighten grip on Brazil Congress, hampering environmental agenda

Brazilians elected a more conservative Congress in the Oct. 2 ballot, with supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro and the agribusiness lobby winning seats in...